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On May 24th, 2016 a proceeding was held at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, CA regarding the Volkswagen (VW) “Clean Diesel” marketing, sales, practices and products liability litigation. The court was led by Honorable Judge Charles R. Breyer and Case MDL 15-2672 was attended by multiple plaintiffs, their council and then defendants for Volkswagen, Porsche Cars North America and Robert Bosch GmbH and …Read More →

The emissions-rigging scandal continues to unfold as Volkswagen of America has now admitted that hundreds of thousands of new cars from its 2016 range could contain illegal software to help them cheat pollution tests. Some 430,000 of these vehicles have “implausible” CO2 ratings, VW revealed today. VW is already facing a recall of up to 11 million cars worldwide after regulators in the U.S. found that …Read More →

A medical marijuana dispensary has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the city of Medford’s permanent ban of pot sales. Richard and Marlene Nuckols, owners of MaryJane’s Basement and Attic, were shut down in May 2014 by Circuit Judge Timothy Gerking on the grounds that state laws did not trump the federal Controlled Substances Act. Gerking later allowed the Nuckols to reopen the attic portion …Read More →

DirecTV is the largest satellite television provider in the United States. They currently have more than 20 million subscribers. That means that when they have trouble with their advertising or products, millions of people could be affected. In DirecTV’s most recent ad campaign, they used different “versions” of Rob Lowe to compare their services to cable services. For example, there is a “scrawny arms” Robe …Read More →

Three days ago, drugmakers such as AbbVie and Actavis were probably shedding some tears over the FDA sounding the siren on testosterone drugs. With all of the attention the past year with multiple low testosterone lawsuits (620 and counting) being filed by men who have been injured by medications like AndroGel and AndroDerm, it isn’t much of a surprise that the red flag is waving. …Read More →

What is a class action lawsuit? A class action lawsuit is one in which there are a large number of plaintiffs bringing similar claims. These lawsuits are also called representative actions or collective lawsuits. Typically, there are only a handful of named plaintiffs, but those plaintiffs are representative of a larger group. Individuals who sign onto class action suits typically relinquish their rights to independently …Read More →

As more and more young people are graduating college and joining the ranks of the service sector, the need for employers to offer 401k retirement plans has been as strong as ever. 2015 will see a number of innovative corporations offer great benefits for those that hold part-time jobs. Is the 401k still relevant? If this is your first time on the job market, you …Read More →

On February 26th, 2014, Joseph Myers of Ohio Valley, VA filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Testim, a low testosterone drug, claiming that the manufacturers misled consumers in believing that taking the drug would be a safe way to treat hypogonadism, a condition associated with low testosterone. He also claims that he had a stroke as a result of taking Testim. The lawsuit comes …Read More →

The summer gardening season is almost over in Northern Washington so it would be a good idea to begin planting cool weather vegetables and flowers that thrive in lower temperatures. Summer vegetable plants have run their course so it’s a good idea to cull those plants that are no longer producing and replace them with plants that like cooler weather. Among them you can find peas, …Read More →